"I’d suggest we start round two by addressing Michael’s question of whether one effect of 9/11 is a permanent counterterror 'archipelago' that, to state the obvious, is not a natural friend of liberal politics, democracy, or perhaps some other goals of the reaction to 9/11." —Okay, I know our official position here is pro-words, pro-dialogue, pro-length and pro-ideas, but sometimes don't you just want to choke a bunch of eggheads? Here's an endless panel discussion of intellectual boy handwringing about 9/11 that is the very definition of OH GOD CLOSE TAB CLOSE TAB. That being said: "But surely intellectuals, including, if I may say so, Michael [Ignatieff] and [...]